The Relationship Between Digital Leadership and The Effectiveness of Schools Academic Administration under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Area 2

Abstract

Background and Aim: School administrators play a very important role in applying digital technology to management to effectively develop the quality of education. Therefore, the concept of digital leadership has received much attention. Leaders with digital leadership can lead schools to keep up with changes in technology and adapt to the rapidly changing educational environment. Especially in an era where online learning and the use of digital media in learning management have become important approaches in the education system, studying the digital leadership of school administrators is currently very necessary.  The objectives of this research were: 1) To study the Digital Leadership of School Administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area 2; 2) To study the Effectiveness of Schools Academic Administration under the Secondary Educational Service Area 2; and 3) To examine the Relationship between Digital Leadership and the Effectiveness of Schools Academic Administration under the Secondary Educational Service Area 2.

Materials and Methods: The research sample consisted of 328 teachers who worked in schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area 2, which were selected by stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient.

Results:  The results found that (1) Digital leadership of school administrators under the Office of the Secondary Education Area 2, Bangkok, is at a high level overall. When considering the classification of each aspect, it is at a high level. The classification of each aspect, ranked from highest to lowest, is as follows: digital communication, being a digital professional, having a digital vision, and creating a digital network for learning, respectively. (2) The academic administration effectiveness of school administrators under the Office of the Secondary Education Area 2, Bangkok, is at a high level overall. When considering the classification of each aspect, it is at a high level. The classification of each aspect, ranked from highest to lowest, is as follows: measurement and evaluation of learning outcomes, development of learning processes, and development of educational institution curricula, respectively. (3) The relationship between the digital leadership of school administrators and the academic administration effectiveness of school administrators under the Office of the Secondary Education Area 2, Bangkok. The researcher analyzed the relationship between the digital leadership of school administrators and the academic administration effectiveness of school administrators under the Office of the Secondary Education Area 2. Bangkok Area 2 as a whole has a high level of positive relationship with statistical significance at the .01 level.

Conclusion: The results show that school administrators in Bangkok Secondary Education Area 2 are very effective in all areas of academic administration and digital leadership. Additionally, a statistically significant positive association has been shown between the success of academic administration and digital leadership, highlighting the influence of digital capabilities on educational management outcomes.